danhalka t1_iqy4krd wrote on October 3, 2022 at 11:09 PM

Reply to comment by ThisAmericanSatire in Linking Jones Falls, NCR trails would create a protected bike path from the Inner Harbor into Pennsylvania. A study is proposed. by finsterallen

I used to bike from Bolton Hill to Timonium. Falls was the popular route but Charles worked well for me. You have more than a lane's worth of shoulder for much of it, but the lighting was spotty and the stretch along the golf course was a dicey straightaway with no shoulder at all. There's a ghost bike there now. All in all, it was a fine way to get to 695 and hop into Lutherville until they changed the traffic circle into a multi-lane light and on/off ramp. Now I think I'd choose falls.

ThisAmericanSatire t1_iqy5d0o wrote on October 3, 2022 at 11:15 PM

I've done Charles going north (downhill). There is a 100 yard stretch just north of the Joppa bridge where the shoulder becomes a 3rd car lane and there is no bike lane.

Going north, and downhill, it's not too bad because I'm going fast.

I would not return south (uphill) on Charles because of that section.

danhalka t1_iqy6npq wrote on October 3, 2022 at 11:25 PM

Yeah, the traffic there got much heavier a while back around when they changed the way Charles ended at 695. I used to be fine sitting & spinning for that climb headed south, but I wouldn't want to do it now.

routable t1_ir3tppe wrote on October 5, 2022 at 3:11 AM

Crazily that section is signed as part of the East Coast Greenway. That uphill section would suck for a through rider unfamiliar with the area.